Glastonbury Republicans To Hold Caucus Tonight

31st House seat candidate, registrar of voters to be picked

May 21, 2014

GLASTONBURY — Local Republicans will hold a caucus tonight to nominate a candidate for the 31st House District and registrar of voters.

Republicans are expected to re-nominate two-term state Rep. Prasad Srinivasan. Srinivasan was first elected to the General Assembly in 2010 after defeating Democrat incumbent Tom Kehoe by 12 percentage points. He was re-elected in 2012 by 20 percentage points over Chip Flanagan.

Srinivasan, a local allergist, is the ranking member on the legislature's public health committee and has also served on the education committee and the finance, revenue and bonding committee.

Lisbeth Becker is seeking a nomination for the office of Republican Registrar of Voters. Becker currently serves as the Deputy Republican Registrar of Voters.

The caucus will begin promptly at 7 p.m. at the Riverfront Community Center. All registered Republican electors in the town are invited to attend the caucus.